Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 13:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 491.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.249 and latitude -22.483.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 570.9 km
Coordinates -22.483, 179.249
UTC time 2004-08-31 13:19:17.630
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-08-31

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